Florida Statute 509.101 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 509
LODGING AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS; MEMBERSHIP CAMPGROUNDS

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F.S. 509.101

509.101 Establishment rules; posting of notice; food service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile food dispensing vehicle registry.—

(1) Any operator of a public lodging establishment or a public food service establishment may establish reasonable rules and regulations for the management of the establishment and its guests and employees; and each guest or employee staying, sojourning, eating, or employed in the establishment shall conform to and abide by such rules and regulations so long as the guest or employee remains in or at the establishment. Such rules and regulations shall be deemed to be a special contract between the operator and each guest or employee using the services or facilities of the operator. Such rules and regulations shall control the liabilities, responsibilities, and obligations of all parties. Any rules or regulations established pursuant to this section shall be printed in the English language and posted in a prominent place within such public lodging establishment or public food service establishment. In addition, any operator of a public food service establishment shall maintain a copy of the latest food service inspection report and shall make it available to the division at the time of any division inspection of the establishment and to the public, upon request.

(2) It is the duty of each operator of a transient establishment to maintain at all times a register of guests who occupy rental units within the establishment, showing the dates upon which the rental units were occupied by such guests and the rates charged for their occupancy. Each operator shall maintain this register in chronological order, shall make the register available for inspection by the division at any time, and may keep the register in an electronic format. Operators need not make available registers that are more than 2 years old.

(3) It is the duty of each operator of a public food service establishment that provides commissary services to maintain a daily registry verifying that each mobile food dispensing vehicle or temporary commercial kitchen that receives such services is properly licensed by the division. In order that such licensure may be readily verified, each mobile food dispensing vehicle operator or temporary commercial kitchen operator shall permanently affix in a prominent place on the side of the vehicle or kitchen, in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background, the operator’s public food service establishment license number. Prior to providing commissary services, each public food service establishment must verify that the license number displayed on the vehicle or kitchen matches the number on the vehicle or kitchen operator’s public food service establishment license.

History.—s. 2, ch. 1999, 1874; RS 871; GS 1229; RGS 2353; CGL 3757; s. 38, ch. 16042, 1933; s. 5, ch. 57-389; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 7, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-40; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 93-53; s. 6, ch. 96-384; s. 4, ch. 2008-55; s. 3, ch. 2015-143; s. 1, ch. 2023-48; s. 5, ch. 2023-211.

Note.—Former s. 510.02.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 509.101

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 509.101.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 509.101

Total Results: 7

Charles Bernard, Ltd. v. Tobias Jewelry Ltd.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-02-16

Citation: 751 So. 2d 711, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 1330, 2000 WL 159149

Snippet: place of such public lodging establishment. See § 509.101, Fla. Stat. (1995); Fennema v. Howard Johnson Co

Hanover Insurance Co. v. Marriott International, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-11-20

Citation: 685 So. 2d 894, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 12238

Snippet: Maglieris sued Marriott and, pursuant to sections 509.101 and 509.111, Florida Statutes (1993), the trial

Southernmost Affiliates v. Alonzo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-05-24

Citation: 654 So. 2d 1066, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 5625, 1995 WL 316555

Snippet: posted the required notice to guests under Section 509.101, Florida Statutes (1993), the appellees argue that

Fennema v. Howard Johnson Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-04-03

Citation: 559 So. 2d 1231, 1990 WL 37430

Snippet: in a "prominent place," [as required by Section 509.101, Florida Statutes (1985)] namely, the inside

Williams v. City of Arcadia

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-01-23

Citation: 501 So. 2d 148, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 350, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6407

Snippet: charged for their occupancy as required by section 509.101(2), Florida Statutes. Section 509.261(1)(a) provides

Florida Sonesta Corp. v. Aniballi

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-02-05

Citation: 463 So. 2d 1203

Snippet: regarding the Hotel's compliance with sections 509.101 and 509.111, Florida Statutes (1979). The second

Garner v. Margery Lane, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-11-13

Citation: 242 So. 2d 776

Snippet: compliance with the notice provisions of F.S. 509.101, F.S.A. Defendant hotel, relying on plaintiffs'